Post pics and ask your question on the Winchester 21 collectors website:
www.model21shotgun.com It is definitely not factory work but looks very good. As such, it is a shooter that will attract a lot of attention at any shoot but cannot command "collector price". I have had original and aftermarket upgraded 21's and just enjoyed the hell out of shooting all of them. Many 21's have been upgraded and attempted to pass off as original. I see one or two a year that are factory fakes. For comparison here is a certified factory original 1949 21 duck with 30" 3" M&F barrels and extra 26" IC&M barrels that was upgraded by the Winchester custom shop in 1980 with no. 6 engraving by Pauline Muerrle and B checkering by John Durkin. The estate lawyers who had this gun for sale said it was Japanese engraving. Research proved otherwise. As there were around 32-33,000 21's produced in all grades and gauges throughout it's history, the number of aftermarket upgrades make the originals that much more valuable to me. Nevertheless, if you buy it rest assured you have one of the finest American double guns ever made.
